As Dementia Cases Rise, UF Researchers Develop a Breakthrough AI Tool To Improve Diagnosis Accuracy (UF News)
University of Florida researchers developed an AI-powered imaging tool that can accurately distinguish between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, helping improve diagnosis and treatment decisions.
Research Shows AI Technology Improves Parkinson’s Diagnoses
UF researchers have developed a new kind of software that will help clinicians differentially diagnose Parkinson’s disease and related conditions, reducing diagnostic time and increasing precision beyond 96%.
UF-Led Study Could Lead to New Way To Detect Brain Changes Associated With Alzheimer’s Risk
New research suggests there may be a link between abnormal blood levels of amyloid — a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease — and subtle changes in the brain microstructures.
The researchers found, through a new MRI method called diffusion MRI, or “free-water imaging”, an association in those with abnormal amyloid levels in the blood and structural abnormalities in the brain.
UF Researchers Awarded $1.1M Grant by National Institute of Health on AI-Powered Medical Research
A multi-departmental team from the University of Florida, Shigang Chen, Ph.D., Samuel Wu, Ph.D., David Vaillancourt, Ph.D., and Kejun Huang, Ph.D., was recently rewarded a $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health on AI-powered medical research, specifically for Parkinson’s disease.
HIV Drug Shows Potential To Combat Genetic Form of Dystonia in Preclinical Study
A new UF study found that an FDA-approved medication to treat HIV restored multiple brain abnormalities in a mouse model of a genetic form of dystonia.
New AI Tool To Be Tested in NIH-Funded Study To Improve Diagnosis of Parkinson’s and Related Disorders
UF researchers will broadly test a new AI tool aimed at distinguishing the precise diagnosis for patients with early Parkinson’s disease or two related syndromes under a new $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.